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Summary
Summary
Smiling, crawling, talking, walking, going potty? each and every milestone of Baby's is amazing. And Baby's proud parents cannot contain their excitement. Isn't Baby unbelievable?
David Milgrim has created a laugh-out-loud book for all new parents to treasure'almost as much as their baby.
And what about baby? He or she will love to see themselves portrayed as the center of the world! After all, they are the Best Baby Ever!
Author Notes
David Milgrim is theauthor and illustrator ofnumerous picture books,including Young MacDonald and Cows Can't Fly. He livesin Wakefield, Rhode Island.
David Milgrim is theauthor and illustrator ofnumerous picture books,including Young MacDonald and Cows Can't Fly. He livesin Wakefield, Rhode Island.
Reviews (2)
School Library Journal Review
PreS-Gr 1-Told mostly in basal reader style but with a more complex vocabulary, this story introduces Baby. "See Baby. See Baby smile for the first time. See Mommy and Daddy tell everyone the exciting news!" Simple yet exaggerated cartoon art with speech-bubble dialogue belies this deadpan text to create the story's comedy. Baby goes on to crawl, talk, walk, make friends, and finally depart for his first day of school. ("See Mommy and Daddy cry like two babies.") The sunny pictures and comic details help to mask the occasional spots where the text flows less easily. While children, especially those getting ready to start school, will enjoy Baby's antics and milestones, the real audience for this story is parents.-Julie Roach, Cambridge Public Library, MA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Booklist Review
Perhaps as much for the doting parent or grandparent as the doted-upon child, this book offers high points of a very young life: the first smile, the early laughter, the unexpectedly wide-ranging crawling, the earliest words, the first steps, and so on, right up to Baby getting on a bus to go to school. Whether all young children revel in their own babyhood is an open question, but many parents will certainly relate to the adoring adults. While the baby goes about all of his amazing achievements with a fairly serene smile, the adults are shown doing all sorts of embarrassing things: Dad runs down his suburban street in his underwear taking a home movie, Mom enthuses over her child to the family dog, and both parents ultimately cry like two babies as their son heads off to school. Milgrim's digital illustrations are cheerfully cartoonish, featuring figures in funny haircuts, bright-colored clothing, and minimally but amusingly detailed settings. What the pictures lack in realism they make up for in dynamism.--Nolan, Abby Copyright 2009 Booklist